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Jun 12 Drinking coffee makes you more open-minded

The coffee you drink as a pick-me-up in the morning could also make you more open to persuasion, researchers say. Evidence from a new study suggests that this happens because caffeine revs up the brain, not because it generally boosts mood.

One reading of the news brief suggests caffeine is a good thing in making people more open-minded. Another reading suggests that caffeine weakens people's defenses to opinion-changing arguments. It's not completely clear from the blurb - maybe that's the point. Checking Dr Pearl Martin's c.v, it appears she is very much interested in psychological effects of various chemicals.

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This blog is about knowledge management, personal effectiveness, theory of constraints and other topics. Opinions expressed here are strictly those of the owner, Jack Vinson, and those of the commenters.